vistavsvotaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vista is a noun, vota is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vista” is a noun and “vota” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,906
“vista” frequency rank
#43,211
“vota” frequency rank
62117
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vista vota
Definition Clairvoyance de la stratégie du jeu et du sens du dribble. Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de voter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vista and vota apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
vista
4 ch
vota

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vista is anoun and votaaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vista is recorded at frequency rank #18,906, classified as anoun. vota is at rank #43,211, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɔ.ta\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 62117, this pair ranks #88,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vista vs vota

Shared letters: atv. Private to "vista": is. Private to "vota": o.

"vista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vistaivsta · visat · vissta · vistta · vitsa · vsita · vvista
  • votaovta · voat · votta · vtoa · vvota

Frequency comparison

vista#18,906
vota#43,211

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vista" and "vota" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vista" is a noun and "vota" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vista" or "vota"?
"vista" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,906 in our French list, against #43,211 for "vota". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vista vs vota

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “vista”; for a verb, it's “vota”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vista” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list